Gasoline-dispensing apparatus



" Nashville, in the county of Davidson and lm State of Tennessee,citizens of the Umted Petented MeyA 12, 1925. i'

' rnonas A. KILLMAN AND CHARLEY B. KICKS, NASHVILLE, TENNRSEE.

GASOLINE-DISPEN SING APPARATS.

Application mea November a7, 1922. serielle. 603,64

To aZZ whom it may concern.' e

Be it known that we THOMAS A. KILL- MAN and CHAnLnr S. lrcxs, residentsof States, have invented certain new' and use- Improvements inGasoline-Dispensing Apparatus, of which the followlng 1s 4aspecification. i

Our invention relates to improvements in gasoline dispensing apparatuswhich, while particularly adapted and possessing peculiar advantages forsuch purpose, may be used in an other situation where the apparatuswouldy prove useful and practical.

The main object of ourv invention is the production of an apparatuswhich will positively dispense and ydeliver the exact amount of 4gasoline purchased and which in` this manner will prevent fraud on thepart of the seller of the gasoline.

Another object of our invention is the provision of an apparatus whichwill permit the purchaser to observe durin the da or night the exactamount of gasoline whic he has ordered and paid for and which willldelivr' to the purchaser every drop of the qAnother object ofour-invention is the provision of an apparatus which will becomparatively compact and small in proportion to occupy and which willembellish and rove an ornament to the location where it 1s situated.

Another object of our invention is the production of an apparatus of thecharacter and for the purpose stated which will be 14.

of simple and durable construction to insure chea ness of production andlong life and whic 4will be thoroughly eicient and practical from everyviewpoint.

With these objects in view, our invention consists of a dispensingapparatus of the character stated embodying novel features ofconstruction and combmation of arts substantially as described andpartie arly defined and distinguished by the claims, and as illustratedin the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a complete gasoline dispensingapparatus constructed in accordance with and embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 represents an elevation of the measuring scale and handle withindicator,

a small amount of space' shown on' an enlarged scale for purpose ofclearness, and

Fig. 3 rpresents a sectionalview on the e 3 3 o Fi 2.

Referring by numeral the drawing, in I0 which the same numbers ofreference are employed to denote the same parts in all the views: v

The numeral 1 designates the storage tank placed under. the ground andof any desired capacity, provided with a; filling cap 2, having asuitable locking .means 3, while leadin from the lower portion of saldtankis the elivery pipe 4, provided with a check valve 5, andcommumcating with said de- 'lo 1 hvery pipe is the sup ly tank 6, whichis of a determined capacit as will presently ap ear. e asolinel -isplaced in the storage tank j and de ivered through the delivery pipe by76 gravlty to the depressed su ly tank, the check valve 'preventing bacow of liquid to the storage tank, and mounted on the ground or surfaceand preferabl in line with and directl .above said supp y tank is 80 thevertical hol ow column or sup ort 7, which is provided at a determined)point with an opening 8, and a door 9, for closingand4 protectin saidopening and enclosed mechanism, w ile at the top of said column ismounted the cross arm 10, depending from one end of which is the globeor lam 11, while from the' other end is supporte the glass measuringtank or receptacle 12, from which leads the dischar pipe 13, providedwith a controlling coc or spigot From this construction it will be4noted that we provide a highly ornamental structure which disposes themeasuring receptacle or container and the light in pro er relation toenable the purchaser to see eit er during the day or night the exactamount dicates the exact amount in gallons and which Ais preferably of aless capacity than the supply tank, and the gas-supply pipe is movablevertically by means of the handle 19, to lift and lower said pipe todesignate the amount in gallons which is to be delivered. while saidpipe also carries the swinging arm 20, which is provided with a stop21,adapted to enter any designated one of the series of' openings 22,upon the indicating bar or scale 23, thus the raising o r lowering ofthe delivery pipe by means of the handle and the placing of the stock 21in any desired opening 22, will also place the discharge end of theportion 17, in the exact relation to the said scale in the measuringtank, in order that the exact amount and only the exact amount ofgasoline will be delivered to the purchaser.`

The gas-delivery pipe is mounted for movement in a suitable guide orstuffing box 24, while disposed in suitable relation to the column is acompressed air tank 25, from which leads the delivery pipe 26, upwardinto the column where it is controlled by the hand valve or 'cock 27 andwhich terminates in the branch 28 in the top of the supply tank to forcethe proper amount of gasoline up through the set gas-delivery pipe intothe measuring container.

It will thus be apparent that the gasoline is fed from the storage tankinto the supply tank and in the determined quantity and under aircompression is delivered upwardly through the gas-delivery pipe into themeastiring container, the operator raising the delivery pipe to theproper point and in view of lthe purchaser, and also controlling thecompressed air to force only the exact amount into the said measuringtank.

It will thus be apparent that we rovide a gasoline dispensing apparatuswhich will v positively prevent the purchaser being defrauded bydelivering every drop of gasolm e purchased; also that the apparatuscomp rises few parts to insure simplicity, durability andinexpensiveness and to withstand hard and constant usage, and that byreason of the ornamental appearance of our apparatus in connection withits numerous features of merit, it will commend itself as highlydesirable, useful and efficient.

The operation of our apparatus is as follows z-By means of the handle orknob 21, the supply-pipe 15 is set to any number of gallons desired.Then the three-way valve 27 is turned, which admits compressed air toenter the supply tank 6, which forces the gasoline, then in this tank,up through the supply pipe l5, and over into the glass container 12. Theair valve is held open and the gasoline allowed to run into thecontainer until it has filled up somewhat above the amount for whichitis set. Then the air is cnt o` by the three-way valve 27,

.amount for which it was set, and there is no.

way the operator can get any more gasoline out of the container onlythrough the delivery hosel or pipe 13 to the car. So, it is not left tothe operatorlto measure the exact amount, but it is measuredmechanically, which insures correct measurement, and at the same timeputs the amount the customer has ordered out of control of the operator,and makes it plain to the customer that he is getting the exact amounthe is paying for, without any possibility of anyof it running backthrough some secret pipe into the storage tank while it is supposed tobe delivered to his car.

The glass measuring tank 12, is preferably provided with an overflow12", leading from its top back to the storage tank, to rel turn thegasoline in the event of the air valve 27, being left open too long.

The siphoning action forms a most important feature of our invention,and produces an apparatus which will operate per fectly and preventfraud, and also the arrangement of the gasoline container and the lightis such that the light is thrown directly upon said container, enablingthe purchaser to see exactly the amount of gasoline he is paying for.

We claim:

1. A gasoline dispensing apparatus, embodying in connection with astorage tank, a supply tank and air compression means, a vertical hollowsupport, a horizontal arm mounted on the upper end of said support, alighting means depending from one end of said arm, a visual measuringcontainer depending from the other end of said arm and illuminated bysaid lighting means, an opening in said hollow support having a closure,a scale in view of said opening havin a series of vertically' arrangedholes, a vertical gasoline delivering pipe having its intermediateportion in said support, its lower end dipping in said supply tank andhaving an elbow terminating and discharging in said visual measuringcontainer, a control means for said gasoline delivering pipe, a handlecarried by said pipe for raising and lowering it to the desired point,and a stop 2. A gasoline dispensing apparatus, em-

Vmounted on th'eupper end of said support, a lighting means dependingfrom one endl of said arm, avisual measuring container depending 'fromthe other end of sald arm and illuminated b said lighting means, an

opening in said ollow support having' a closure, a vertical gasolinedeliveryl -pipe having its intermediate portion in sald su port, itslower end dipping in-said suppiy tank and having its upper endterminating in a discharge portion disposed in said visual measuringcontainer, a control means for said gasoline delivery pipe, a handlecarried by said pipe for raising and lower it to the desired point, andhaving means for engaging said scale to retain the pipe at the exactmeasuring adjustment.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures.

THOMAS A. KILLMAN. @HARLEY S. NICKS.

